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RevRabRants
May 14, 20244 min read
Radical Reform Group: Report to General Assembly 2024
Deliverance: 1. Receive the Report. 2. Note with concern that a radical three-year reform plan was called for and agreed at General...
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RevRabRants
May 4, 20244 min read
Kicked into the long grass (The Manse Question Part Two)
Amidst all the change which the Church is necessarily undergoing at this time it seems there is one thing that can never change…manse...
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RevRabRants
May 4, 20244 min read
Noah and his ark (The Manse Question Part One)
Once upon a time there was a young man called Noah. He had a nice career path ahead of him, but God called him into ministry after...
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RevRabRants
Jan 12, 20243 min read
Stipends...again!
Another open letter to the Faith Action Group and Assembly Trustees. Dear Faith Action Group and Assembly Trustees, For my views on pay...
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RevRabRants
Oct 25, 20235 min read
Tried praying?
The million-dollar question: What is an answer to prayer? Whilst on summer holiday this year I was given a little “welcome pack” on the...
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RevRabRants
May 13, 20234 min read
Two job vacancies
Two job vacancies have arisen… Job Vacancy: Minister in the auld Kirk. Hours: 40-ish but maybe 60 or 70 or more. Stipend: £30-£37k...
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RevRabRants
Aug 4, 20224 min read
Stipend 2023: Open letter to the Faith Nurture Forum and Assembly Trustees
Dear Faith Nurture Forum and Assembly Trustees, Since pay deals are the flavour of the day, maybe you are starting to think about setting...
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RevRabRants
Apr 25, 20224 min read
Radical Report Card
In 2018 the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland was presented with a Strategic Plan for 2018-2028. Following 60 years of constant...
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RevRabRants
Nov 21, 20212 min read
Principle and Principal
Where are our principles as a Church? What are our standards? Do we get them from the business world or do we get them from Jesus? He had...
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RevRabRants
May 17, 20214 min read
Open letter to the Chief Officer and Assembly Trustees...M&Ms again!
Dear Dave, John, and the Assembly Trustees, M&Ms…again! Having watched your pre-General Assembly interviews, I can see you are making...
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RevRabRants
Mar 18, 20213 min read
Debenhams...Kirklands?
Kirklands and Co. It is with great dismay that the long-established storehouse giant, Kirklands and Co, has fallen into administration....
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RevRabRants
Mar 1, 20214 min read
IF...
David Attenborough addresses the UN on Climate Change (23rd February 2021): “If we continue on our current path we will face the collapse...
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RevRabRants
Dec 31, 20203 min read
No honours, thank you Ma’am
2020, what a year, one we will never forget, for all the wrong reasons, and one which we long to leave behind. With a fresh start in the...
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RevRabRants
Dec 23, 20204 min read
Church-Covid-Christmas
So the grand reopening never came to pass. It has stop-started for many months and, in our case at Falkirk Trinity, stopping again in the...
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RevRabRants
Jul 17, 20205 min read
The Grand Reopening
Lockdown days were easy – stay at home, exercise once per day, only go to supermarket for essentials, save the NHS and save lives! OK,...
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RevRabRants
May 28, 20205 min read
Pessioptimist
How are you feeling about the future of society, of the Church, and of the world? Since lockdown many have commented on a “new normal”...
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RevRabRants
Apr 13, 20204 min read
Rich Fools Fund
In the Scottish Independence debate I remember one of the shared convictions was that Scotland was “rich enough” to be independent....
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RevRabRants
Mar 31, 20203 min read
Open letter to the Assembly Trustees: Church and the implications of Coronavirus
Not a criticism! Just a few ideas to put into the pot in these troubled times. Wholeheartedly agreeing with you that it is great to see...
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RevRabRants
Feb 27, 20204 min read
FAKE NEWS
WARNING: This blog post is NOT for those who like to wear rose-tinted spectacles and/or DO NOT have a sense of humour and/or HAVE a...
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RevRabRants
Jan 31, 20204 min read
Climate of change!
It is official: each decade is getting warmer; the last decade was the hottest on record; we now have the highest carbon dioxide...
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